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Young people & loneliness #unlockloneliness

Loneliness is 100% preventable, the first step is to normalise the feeling, drop the stigma, and reach out and connect with others.

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Young people & loneliness #unlockloneliness

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What is loneliness

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Ending loneliness

Young people between 18 and 24 years report the highest levels of feeling lonely, isolated, and left out, compared to any other age group in South Australia. 88% of people aged 18-24 reported feeling lonely ‘often’ or ‘sometimes.’ Despite this, loneliness among young people isn’t talked about enough.

Loneliness

What is loneliness?

Loneliness refers to the feeling of distress and sadness caused when our social needs are not being met and we desire meaningful social connections in our lives.

Signs of loneliness

This is not an exhaustive list, but here are some common signs of loneliness:

Our #unlockloneliness campaign aims to spread awareness that young people are the most lonely in our community. We want young people to start talking about loneliness to reduce the shame and stigma surrounding it.